Women’s Equality Party Conference 2022
Saturday 26th November - Sunday 27th November
A motion is a proposal for debate at party conference, and these are the motions which have been admitted by the Agenda Committee for Conference 2022. You can also find out more about how party business works, what happens at conference, and view the party business timeline.
You can view the Party Business Agenda and read the Standing Orders which are the rules that govern the proceedings of party business.
2022 Motions
Emergency motions:
1. Provide Immediate Support for people in receipt of Carers Allowance and create a long term carer strategy
Proposed by: Deborah Mason
2. Making Antiviral Drugs Available to COVID-vulnerable People
Proposed by: Kirstein Rummery, on behalf of the Disability Caucus
3. Motion for Conference to approve the appointment of three new Appeals Body members
Proposed by: The WE Steering Committee
Policy:
1. Accelerating Climate Justice
Proposed by: WE Exeter Branch
Amendment to specify funding responsibilities and income thresholds
Amendment proposed by: WE Greater Manchester Branch
Read amended motion in full >>
2. Improve workplace provision and support for domestic abuse survivors
Proposed by: WE Wales
Amendment to include promotion of this policy to all existing staff
Amendment proposed by: Donna McLaughlin of WE Greater Manchester Branch
Read amended motion in full >>
3. Gender self ID and single sex spaces
Proposed by: Mandu Reid, Leader of the Women’s Equality Party
Amendment to change motion proposal 'Gender self ID and single sex spaces' to a special debate
Amendment proposed by: Sarah Crofts
4. Regressive, reductive and misrepresentative media depictions of women
Proposed by: Monika Radojevic
5. Recognition of Intersex Rights and an end to Intersex Genital Mutilation
Proposed by: Dr David Lavelle-Hill
6. Affirming single-sex and separate services and provisions provided for in the Equality Act 2010 are a legitimate legal protection and services must be given clear information in order to apply them.
Proposed by: Sarah Crofts
Business:
7. Adoption of a WEP LGBTQI+ inclusion policy
Proposed by: Elisha Foust on behalf of the LGBTQI+ Caucus
Amendment to allow WE’s Steering Committee to focus on adopting a WEP LGBTQI+ inclusion policy
Amendment proposed by: Annie Rickard from Steering Committee
Read amended motion in full >>
8. Finance and WE in Scotland
Proposed by: WE Edinburgh branch
9. Reforming Policy Committee
Proposed by: Mandu Reid, Leader of the Women’s Equality Party
Amendment to increase the number of policy representatives with appointments made by branches in Scotland and Wales with Steering Committee
Amendment proposed by: Kirstein Rummery
Read amended motion in full >>
10. Steering Committee Remit between Conferences
Proposed by: Fodo Higginson
Special Debates:
11. Funding crime prevention
Proposed by: Mandu Reid, Leader of the Women’s Equality Party
12. To plan activities to raise the public profile of the party
Proposed by: WE Barnet Branch
13. WE Scotland
Proposed by: Edinburgh and the Lothians Branch
Constitutional Amendments:
14. Constitutional Amendments Required by the Formation of Caucuses and Advocacy Groups
Proposed by: The WE Steering Committee
15. Chief Returning Officer
Proposed by: The WE Steering Committee
16. Motion to include members and supporters more collaboratively in the formation of policy motions
Proposed by: WE Richmond Branch
Amendment to change ‘Policy Committee’ to ‘Policy Making Body’ and add a 2 year schedule for meetings
Amendment proposed by: WE Greater Manchester Branch
Read amended motion in full >>
17. The Creation of an official WEP ‘Virtual’ Branch for members with no/limited geographical branches nearby
Proposed by: WE Leicester Branch
18. Scottish representation on the Steering Committee
Proposed by: Edinburgh branch
Amendment to to limited consecutive terms of office
Amendment proposed by: Alison Smith from Steering Committee
Read amended motion in full >>
19. The roles of the President and M.C.
Proposed by: The WE Steering Committee
20. Reserve Voting Rights for the Membership of the Women’s Equality Party
Proposed by: WE Leicester Branch